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Good resource: https://www.victronenergy.com/live/multiplus_faq?do=export_pdf

For those of us who are still green, what indicates the low surge capacity?

The term is what? Clipping?

Thanks TechnoDave. We sure could use someone like you in this part of the world. There's not much quality down here.

Most days I top out my 14kwh battery bank before 11am. I thought about doing crypto mining, but my internet is abysmal. Any other ideas?

The crazy thing about the victron company with its blue color scheme and its angle that it is top of the line in off-grid components is their default warranty policy. If your whole angle is to provide technology for off-grid solutions, why would you require your end-user to disconnect their...

I'm in Peru. That's not an unusual way to treat a customer in this country. That said, I am considering exactly what you've suggested. Although I do have a CerboGX with Touch50, I'm not sure if that allows me to configure the multiplus via a smartphone. I was thinking about buying the MK3-USB...

I guess I'll just wait until someone figures out the perpetual motion machine.

Ok, that's what I figured. Thanks for confirming. This is exactly what the plan is. 3 Strings of 4s 400W and 1 string of 4s 410W. These will go to a combiner box with a busbar, 15A fuse for each string, and a 63A DC circuit breaker for the two "combined" wires exiting the box heading to the MPPT.

Last night about 2am, my wife and I woke up, and then heard our dog howling like a wolf. He does that sometimes in response to something that might be going on with our neighbor's dogs. A moment later a loud bang! Something hard hit our corrugated metal roof. And/or our solar panels! The sound...

Hah yeah, I've seen some European websites with units that could probably work down here in Peru. We're 220v and 60Hz here, but I think most of Europe is 230v and 50Hz. I did spend a few hours yesterday looking into the various units on the market. I really wasn't too impressed by any of them...

That's not me. My youtube channel is the same as my username on here. Mostly just videos about our reforestation project.

latitude: ~ -6 degrees; elevation: 950m

I DON'T call BS on this post. Can't think of a good reason why anyone would make up something like this.

yep, they used a bicycle pump here.

??? Am I missing something? Sounds like a contradiction to me? The whole topic of grounding in my situation reminds me of that Mike Holt youtube video I linked to in one of my other threads. My house has steel beams cemented into the earth...Every single component of my system will in some way...

Sure thing. Lately when we opened a faucet slightly so that it emitted a very small stream of water, the pump would kick on and off, on and off a couple times in rapid (split second) succession. It would also sometimes fire up on its own at night while we were asleep. I turned its circuit...

Very well put. I try to recognize my own self-interests and ask if what I am stating is the truth. I always strive to question myself in the pursuit of that truth. It is frustrating when I'm running towards the truth while watching the other side run further away from the truth. Let's hear your...

That sounds logical. Wouldn't thin, loose strands of copper be subjected to breakage under enough applied pressure? Better to cold weld them together in a ferrule me thinks.

I'm going to post this ongoing solar diary. Please feel free to interrupt at any time to point something out if I'm doing something wrong. It feels like a gauntlet just to get this point. I haven't even started the installation yet, and I have absolutely zero background in electronics. I first...

This. That's exactly what I've been doing. The good thing is the community level support with Victron. I've watched a couple webinars on these things, so slowly figuring it out. Better safe than sorry. I don't think I could afford to buy these components a second time.

What video(s) are you all talking about?! I don't have any videos on Pylontech. I have a couple unlisted youtube videos I made documenting the problem with the MPPT and another video showing the unboxing of the battery returned to us by the distributor following warranty "service" showing that...

I have been working on upgrading my string box for the past couple of days. It has been my first experience with cutting, stripping, and crimping wires. I did the best I could to anticipate all the tools I'd need for the whole installation, and ordered a bunch of stuff on Amazon to have it...

I currently have a victron 250/100 on my system. The unit needs replacement. Was thinking about downsizing until I can get a replacement 250/100. PV array is 4s4p. Highest PV voltage I've ever seen is 190V. Unfortunately, I think the PV array is the limiting factor here. Since each string is...

Look no further than Mousetrap Mondays. This is the best youtube channel I've found on the subject. This guy is the real deal. Did you know that most mousetrap videos on youtube that have hundreds of thousands, or millions of views are using captive animals that have not been fed for long...

What is the lowest gauge wire that can fit into the "screw terminal"?

Are there any out there on the market? I'm looking for a plug and play option that fits the bill...Ideally something that has over 1200wh....

We purposely left one section of interior wall incomplete in our house. Just a couple weeks ago, we had the welders come out in order to customize a structure to our specifications. I had to draw everything to scale, and fiddle around for quite a bit on graph paper, due to the limitations of the...

You're a good person for me to talk to then. I have no problem paying 2-3 grand more for something that will last 20+ years. Do you feel that these units have that longevity? Of course you could probably get three growatt units for the price of a victron easysolar, but you'd also be dealing...

I can't get my Multiplus to be recognized in VEConfigure. I've got an MK3-USB, dowloaded the drivers, restarted the computer, reinstalled VEconfigure. My USB drivers are working OK, computer is fine, but for whatever reason I can't get my Multiplus recognized on VEConfigure3. It also won't show...